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Accused harasser in Rutgers Tyler Clementi suicide case rejects plea deal
A judge set a trial date of Feb. 21. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman ruled that Ravi's lawyer should not have access to his personal writings, including documents found on his computer. Berman reiterated his earlier ruling that Ravi,
Updated: 10/20/2011 03:31P
Dispelling the Myth of MERS as a "Sham" Beneficiary
MERS is a private electronic database that tracks the transfer of the "beneficial interest" in home loans, as well as changes in loan servicers. MERS was designed to avoid the need to record multiple transfers of deeds of trust by serving as the
Updated: 10/20/2011 03:08P
Jaya fields 379 questions in five hours in court
Jayalalithaa — making her first personal appearance in a Bangalore trial court to record her final statements in connection with a Rs660 million disproportionate assets case today — sat close to the judge and answered 379 questions one by one.
Updated: 10/20/2011 03:05P
Appeals Court Finds Prosecutors' Handling of Brady Materials 'Troubling'
Prosecutors gave Mackabee's counsel the name of the witness, but his attorney couldn't locate the witness before the trial. The appeals court again agreed with Weisberg's decision not to order a continuance or sanctions against the government.
Updated: 10/20/2011 03:01P
Sentence stands for man who abducted Texhoma girl
The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday the trial court didn't abused its discretion when it imposed a sentence that was 14 years above the range recommended by federal sentencing guidelines. Authorities say the girl was riding her bike near
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:56P
Trial of Suspected Six Boko Haram Members Suffer Setback
At the resumed trial in Abuja, attorneys for the suspected six told the court that they were severd with the proof of evidence only a few hours before the commencement of the case. Subsequently they asked for time to enable them study the proof of
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:56P
Police 'wanted to place Abdullahi at murder scene'
Eight ex-police officers deny perverting the course of justice in a trial at Swansea Crown Court. Mr McCarthy, who ran the Custom House pub in Cardiff Bay in 1988, told the jury that he saw Miss White in the early hours of 13 February close to the
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:50P
UN urges Cambodia not to meddle
Phnom Penh has strongly denied interfering but Prime Minister Hun Sen - himself a former cadre - has made it clear he wants the court's work to end with the current second trial, even saying further cases were 'not allowed'.
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:47P
Pakistan 'spot-fixing' trial: Salman Butt sledged me, claims Mohammad Asif
The Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif was "sledged" by his own captain shortly before delivering the no-ball that put him in the dock in the "spot-fixing" trial, a court heard on Thursday. Asif took the stand in his own defence, having been accused of
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:41P
Federal judge says serial killer should get new trial on death penalty sentence
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff Gary Lee Sampson, the serial killer who was sentenced to death in 2004 in federal court, is entitled to a new trial to determine whether his sentence was justified, a federal judge ruled today in Boston.
Updated: 10/20/2011 02:38P
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